FALL CATALOGUE OF HARDY BULBS AND PLANTS, 
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Iris Kaenqpferi. 
The newer varieties of this King- of Iris, recently introduced 
from Japan, are marvels ot beauty and stateliness. Think of ft 
plant sending up to the height of three feet a dozen flower-spikes 
each spike bearing from two to four enormous blossoms eight or 
ten inches across, and of the most delicate and lieautifiil colors, 
markings and combinations. Think of a bed of all colors, white, indigo, violet, lavender, 
mauve, sky-blue, royal purple, blush, yellow, etc. Your Imagination can conceive of 
nothing grander, and when you see them you will realize that they arc inflnitely more 
grand and iaiautlful than your Imagination could portray. Such are these new Ins 
Kaempferi, the king of hardy perennial plants. Once planted in your garden tliey are a Joy 
for a life-time without further care, blooming profusely in Juno aud July, during which 
time they are the greatest attraction your garden or lawn can contain. We have about one hundred fine named varieties 
both double aud single. The single are composed of three wide petals and the doubles of six. 
DOUBLE VARIETIES. 
Beth Hallock— Delicate lavender, slightly veined white; 
center clearly marked citron ; extra flue satiny lluish. 
Blue Danube— Deep indlgo-bluo, violet shading; yellow 
center; flue. 
Crimson Tuft— Rich plum, shading to deep towards center ; 
brightly marked yellow. 
Clorlosa— Blue, shaded purple, veined white and purple. 
Cold Bound— Large, pure white, with gold rayed center. 
Malmalson ”~We think this cun be considered the fluest 
of all varieties ever introduced. Light ground, heavily 
veined with blue, with a beautiful crown or tufted center 
of rich violet purple. 
Coufalon— Carnation rose, veined and blotched white, pale 
rose and yellow center. 
Camille de Rohan— Light purple, shaded violet, center 
dark purple. 
Robert Craig— French grey, marked violet. 
T. S. Ware— Reddish violet with white center and veins. 
Templeton— Light violet, mottled reddish pink and white. 
Victor— White, with violet purple center and marks. 
SINGLE VARIETIES. 
Apple Blossom— White, spotted with light pink. 
Condo— Violet-purple, shading to deep ; eacli petal edged 
silver, center deep purple and yellow. 
Oranito— Purple, spotted and flaked white. 
Mirage— Light pink, suffused with light blue. 
Topaz— Fine reddish purple. 
Venus— Large, pure white. 
Price of above mimniflccnt double and single varieties, 
30cts.each; 4for$l. The entire colleotlon of 18 sorts for 
Finest Mixed Double Varieties— 100 kinds, SO cts. each; 3 for 
50 cts ; 7 for SI ; 12 for S1.50. 
Finest Mixed Single Varieties— 100 kinds, 20 cts. each; 3 for 
50 cts ; 7 for $1 ; 12 for $1.50. All sorts mixed both double 
and single, same price. 
Beaiitifiil Iris. 
The German Iris bloom earlier than the Kaempferi, and 
are very beautiful indeed, and have a charming f ram-ance. 
They form largo clumps which produce hundreds of flowers. 
The following named sorts are very tine indeed. 
BIcolor— White, slightly penciled with blue; falls the same 
color ; inside petals lavender. 
Candianus— Light lavender, falls reddish purple. 
Cubero-Old gold, falls strongly veined with purple-maroon. 
Fulda— Smoky pearl, satiny finish ; foils fine blue. 
Honorable— Intense yellow, falls a beautiful bronze. 
Mad. Cheral— Grand— Pure white, edged with azure blue, 
falls dead white, edged with blue penciling. 
Pearl-Very light lavender, satiny finish: falls lavender. 
Penelope— Upright petals are nearly white, falls veined 
lively purple. , . , ,, , 
Queen of the Gypsies— Dusky lightbronze.falls purplish red. 
Samson— Rich golden, falls veined aud blotchorl with a rich 
bronzy maroon. 
Stella— Pale lemon, falls white ; penciling orange. 
Velveteen— Yellowish buff, falls intense plum purple. 
Price, SO els. each ; SfnrSOcts; the IS for $1.76. 
Splendid Mixed German Iris— 50 sorts, 15 cts, each; 5 for 
60 cts; 12 for $1.00. 
Iris Siisiar^a. 
If ev®rv lover of flowers could see this grand Iris in 
bloom, we really believe not one in a hundred would refuse 
to pay one dollar each for one or more bulte of it. Among 
all flowers there is hardly one of such oddity and striking 
beauty. The bloom is of enormous size, and in describing it, 
we say: It is chocolate, and black mottled, and beautifully 
veined with grayish white; yet, from this, no one can form 
a correct idea of how the flower looks. It Is indes^ibable, 
and the planter will be surprised when he sees it. It is per- 
fectly hardv, and blooms in May. 30 cts. each. 
